[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00248]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 79
[MB Docket No. 12-217; DA 12-2081]
Cable Television Technical and Operational Requirements
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of reply comment period.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission extends the deadline for
filing reply comments on the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in this proceeding, which was published in the Federal Register
on October 9, 2012 (77 FR 61351). The extension will facilitate the
development of a full record given the importance of the issues in this
proceeding.
DATES: The reply comment period for the proposed rule published October
9, 2012 (77 FR 61351) is extended. Submit reply comments on or before
January 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit reply comments, identified by MB Docket No.
12-217, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone (202) 418-
0530 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of the NPRM.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Neumann,
Jeffrey.Neumann@fcc.gov, of the Engineering Division, Media Bureau,
(202) 418-2046.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
in MB Docket No. 12-217, DA 12-2081, adopted and released on December
21, 2012, which extends the reply comment filing deadline established
in the NPRM published under FCC No. 12-86 at 77 FR 61351, October 9,
2012. The full text of this document is available for inspection and
copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445
12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC
20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov.
Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by
sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(TTY).
Background
1. The NPRM in this proceeding established a comment deadline of
December 8, 2012, and a reply comment deadline of January 7, 2013. On
December 21, 2012, the National Association of Telecommunications
Officers and Advisors (``NATOA'') requested that the reply comment
deadline be extended by five weeks, to allow for additional time to
compile records in response to assertions made by other commenters, and
to permit time for discussions with other commenters regarding
differences in the positions taken in their comments. We grant NATOA's
request in part.
2. As set forth in Section 1.46 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR
1.46(a), of the Commission's Rules, the Commission's policy is that
extensions of time shall not be routinely granted. Given the importance
of the issues in this proceeding, and in the interest of encouraging
thoughtful consideration of these issues, however, we believe that
granting in part NATOA's request is necessary to facilitate the
development of a full record. However, we feel that five weeks is
unnecessarily long to accomplish these goals and note that parties may
avail themselves of the ex parte process after the submission of their
reply comments if necessary. Therefore, we grant an extension of 18
days, until January 25, 2013 for file reply comments.
Ordering Clauses
Pursuant to section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and Sec. Sec. 0.61, 0.283, and 1.46 of the
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.61, 0.283, and 1.46, the Motion for
Extension of Time to File Reply Comments filed by NATOA is granted in
part, and the deadline to file reply comments in this proceeding is
extended to January 25, 2013.
Federal Communications Commission.
William T. Lake,
Chief, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-00248 Filed 1-8-13; 8:45 am]
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